Interventions to optimise prescribing in care homes: systematic review | Zendy

Mathumalar Loganathan Fahrni | Zendy; Shonella Singh | Zendy; Bryony Dean Franklin | Zendy; Alex Bottle | Zendy; Azeem Majeed | Zendy

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Interventions to optimise prescribing in care homes: systematic review

Author(s) -

Mathumalar Loganathan Fahrni,

Shonella Singh,

Bryony Dean Franklin,

Alex Bottle,

Azeem Majeed

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afq161

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , medline , pharmacist , intervention (counseling) , cochrane library , chemist , family medicine , inclusion (mineral) , medical prescription , nursing , alternative medicine , pharmacy , gender studies , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , sociology , political science , law

prescribing for older people is a complex process and can elevate the risk of inappropriate prescribing, with potentially severe consequences. With a growing ageing population, strategies to improve prescribing in care homes are essential. Our aim was to review systematically the effects of interventions to optimise prescribing in care homes.

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